TSKP STUDIO K12 Education Portfolio

K12 Education Portfolio

Guilford

TSKP STUDIO is a partnership of collaborative architects and interior designers. Diversity is reflected in the firm’s leadership and throughout the office, with staff from over ten countries, including Peru, Korea, Turkey, Egypt, India, and China.

Our work can be found on three continents. Notable work includes the 1.6 mil sq. ft. R&D Complex for LG’s pharmaceutical and polymers division in South Korea, the 345,000 sq. ft. kindergarten through twelfth-grade Learning Corridor Campus in Hartford, Connecticut, and the U.S. Embassy Compound for the U.S. Department of State in Tunis, Tunisia.

The largest portion of our work involves planning, programming, and building design for educational clients. Our projects include all types of facilities, from early childhood to laboratories and athletics, lecture halls and studios, theaters and dining, libraries, residential life facilities, and student services.

“Guilford’s new high school gets it right in every way-- it is visually impressive, sure, but much more important is that it meets the goal we set of encouraging learning at the highest levels. It works smoothly with our faculty to enable learning in ways that we could not have imagined before, it enables constant collaboration, and it encourages use of latest technologies. The performing arts center is outstanding. And it was completed well under the authorized budget.”

Bill Bloss, Board of Educartion Chair Guilford High School

Farmington High School

Farmington, Connecticut

The new high school will be efficient, compact and organized into Learning Communities. Each Learning Community consists of classrooms and science rooms that open to a break-out space and contain additional small and large group teaming areas, and a central faculty workroom. The north-south axis of the school provides wide circulation and clear sight-lines separating the core educational classrooms to the east from the larger group educational spaces (auditorium, music rooms, gymnasium) to the west. Program spaces in the high school include a multimedia production studio, dubbed the Edge Studio, visual and performing arts, career and technical and science and technology programs.

The existing school is to be demolished. The existing building’s 900 Wing (built in 2003) remains and is renovated to provide additional Field House and administrative space. The site design also provides the option for the original 1928 building to remain.

Details

Year: 2024

Size: 238,400 SF

Cost: $117M

Sustainability: CT-HPBS

Guilford High School

Guilford, Connecticut

This project earned an Energy Efficiency rebate totalling more than $500,000. Energy strategies include, radiant heating and cooling floors, daylight harvesting, increased insulation, earth ducts which provide supplemental conditioning, thermal mass corridors, and cogeneration.

This new high school serves approximately 1,100 students in grades 9-12, providing a state-of-the-art 225,000 sq. ft. learning environment with highly flexible learning spaces that accommodate both traditional delivery and project based learning modes as well as a 600-seat auditorium. Instructional rooms are organized in houses around informal gathering spaces and core facilities are centralized for community access and security. Teacher workrooms are multi-disciplinary, rather than departmental which encourages communication and collaboration among faculty.

The school was designed to feature transparency and openness, fostering collaboration and a sense of community; flexibility to support innovation and changes in pedagogy, and an abundance of natural light to elevate human performance and the sense of well-being.

Details

Year: 2016

Size: 225,000 SF

Cost: $78.2M

Sustainability: CT-HPBS

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H.C. Wilcox Technical High School

Meriden, Connecticut

TSKP STUDIO’s provided design services for this regional technical high school requiring a phased plan of renovation and expansion to accommodate 800 students. The design solution allows the school to be occupied during construction. The school gains an addition to the North and a Canopy to the west. A strong linear gesture parallel to the street allows sufficient queuing space for the buses and a new and updated presence to the public.

Demolition of an obsolete wing of the school expands the existing courtyard. This courtyard, surrounded by the cafeteria, academic wing, shop wing, and the new library / media center, is the interior focus for the school. The shop wing received an addition to the North, linked to the academic wing via a second story pedestrian bridge. This bridge completes the circulation loop around the school and the courtyard.

Natural light is abundant in the school. Exterior sunshades, composed of perforated metal moderate the heat load, and the abundance of natural light elevates human performance and the sense of well-being.

Details

Year:

2015

Size:

220,000 SF

Cost: $55.3 M

Gallaudet - Clerc Education Center

American School for the Deaf West Hartford, Connecticut

Founded in 1817, ASD was the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States and is the birthplace of American Sign Language. It is a world renowned leader in providing comprehensive educational programs and services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

The new building is specially design to address the unique learning style of deaf and hard of hearing children. This includes state-of-the-art amplification equipment, proper levels of lighting, a visual public address system and the latest educational interactive whiteboard technology.

The design features 26 classrooms with science and life skills labs, counseling, speech, occupational and physical therapy workspaces as well as a library, Student Health Center, food service and cafeteria. The new facility also incorporates specialty birth to three spaces and an audiological suite and a multipurpose room which can be used by the community.

Details

Year: 2013

Size:

55,000 SF

Cost: $16.3 M

Greater Hartford Academies for the Arts, Math & Science

The Learning Corridor, Hartford, Connecticut

Adjacent to the Trinity College campus, the Learning Corridor was conceived as the central component of a neighborhood revitalization program, which reaches well beyond its physical boundaries. TSKP Studio was commissioned to create a master plan for the new K-12 educational campus on a 16-acre urban block. At the conclusion of the master plan, TSKP designed secondary magnet academies that provide advanced instruction to 250 students drawn from 40 surrounding towns.

The Math and Science Academy provides labs and breakout areas for math, computer, robotics, physics, chemistry and bio-chemistry. The Arts Academy consists of a 650-seat proscenium theater, a 125-seat recital hall, black box theater, full complement of rehearsal spaces, and studios for both visual and performing arts. Central to the design are spaces for collaboration between students and faculty. The 110,000 sq. ft. facility forms the gateway to the campus.

Details

Year: 2000

Size: 110,000 SF

Cost: $18.6 M

Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy

Hartford, Connecticut

In partnership with nearby Trinity College, the Hartford Middle Magnet School has expanded to become the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (HMTCA) serving over 1,000 students in grades 6-12. HMTCA is designed to develop early college experiences for public school students and provides a core program with a dual focused curriculum in Science/Technology and the Arts. It benefits from the shared use of specialized instructional spaces within the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts also designed by TSKP on the same Learning Corridor K-12 campus.

The building program required 49,700 sq. ft. of new construction to provide: performance and arts studios, a 200-seat multi-purpose lecture hall, fitness training, college counseling spaces and additional classrooms; along with 12,500 sq. ft. of renovation to expand the existing cafeteria and enhance existing classrooms. The design meets the Connecticut High Performance Building Standards.

Details

Year: 2009

Size: 62,200 SF

Cost: $23 M

Honors:

AIA CT Design of Excellence, 2016

Beman Middle School

Middletown, Connecticut

The 160,000 sq. ft. Beman Middle School, is organized into three “houses”. Program space includes innovative STEAM labs, science rooms with lab and classroom space, and classrooms without a “front”, where every wall can be used as the teaching wall so the room can be configured in multiple ways depending on student learning styles. The cafeteria doubles as a teaching space with stepped seating, the auditorium has fully handicapped accessible catwalks above the stage and seating for lighting and rigging. In the Innovation Learning Lab students fly drones, hold robotic competitions, fabricate and 3D print and experiment with virtual reality and fully immersive technologies.

Construction was phased. The first phase, completed in the first summer, included abatement and demolition of the existing auditorium and administrative offices. Phase two was construction of the new school and phase 3 was demolition of the remainder of the existing facility. The existing Middle School pool and gymnasiums were salvaged as a stand-alone facility for Parks & Recreation use.

Details

Year:

2021

Size:

160,000 SF

Cost: $103M

Escalated to 2023

Dollars

Sustainability: CT-HPBS

Rogers IB Environmental Magnet School

Stamford, Connecticut

Located less than one mile from coastal waters, this urban elementary school serves 660 students in grades K-8 with an environmental curriculum. The City wanted to transform a brownfield site into an inspiring educational facility. The resulting design creates a vibrant sense of place and demonstrates ecological stewardship through its four prominent environmental demonstration components: a large intensive green roof for educational use; a rain garden demonstrating the natural filtration process; a rain and stormwater collection system; and wind turbine demonstrating ‘renewable energy’.

In addition to the demonstration components, environmental stewardship prompted several other elements: the salvaging and reuse of the structure and materials from the former pharmaceutical R&D facility on site; preservation of the topography, and the use of natural light throughout the building. Signage was designed and strategically located to educate occupants and visitors about the environment and school features. The project received LEED Silver Certification in April 2010 and in 2014 the Green Ribbon School Award from the U.S. Department of Education.

Details

Year:

2009

Size:

100,000 SF

Cost: $37.7 M

Honors:

Green Ribbon School

Boston Society of Architects

Sustainability Award

AIA CT Design of Excellence, 2010

Coburn Elementary School

West Springfield, Massachusetts

The Philip G. Coburn Elementary School serves the most densely populated neighborhood in the town with the highest proportion of English language learners. The existing school was built in 1926 as a junior high school and is outdated. The feasibility study compared options for renovation and replacement to deliver a 21st century program and allow the kindergarten students in the neighborhood and alternative school students to attend.

The new school was designed to relate to the residential scale of the neighborhood it resides in and is designed for 705 students in grades Kindergarten through 5th plus six sections of Pre-Kindergarten. The design prominently locates the administration area near the entrance, and includes a high school-sized gymnasium, a cafeteria designed to accommodate three lunch waves and a stage that could support either the gym or the cafeteria. Associate Architect: Dietz & Company Architects, Inc.

Details

Year: 2022

Size: 119,800 SF

Cost: $55 M

New Lebanon Elementary School Greenwich,

Connecticut

Located on a site with steeply sloping banks and wetlands this elementary school serves 374 students in grades PreK-5 with an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The Town’s goal was to attract an intra-district magnet school population interested in the research and evidence based IB learning model. TSKP STUDIO’s design is based on a respect for the natural environment and a belief design has the ability to shape the learning experience and contribute to the IB learning model. In keeping with granite boulders protruding around the site, the building is clad in stone-colored cast stone and natural zinc metal panels. The two-story school is located along the steep slope with building walls contoured to follow the sinuous curves of the sloping banks. A pedestrian bridge brings students into the building at the main level where activity in the cafeteria, learning commons, and gymnasium can be observed.

The centrally located learning commons is equipped with flexible furnishings and adaptable technological infrastructure allows for multiple zones of learning happening simultaneously. There is a large group instruction area, with seating for 60 students, small group collaborative areas, independent study areas, and innovation maker space with green screen, and Lego wall and tiered “read aloud” story corner. The gymnatorium, which features a traverse-style climbing wall and ADA accessible stage, is sized to seat the entire student body, faculty, and staff. The project received a diversity grant from the State of Connecticut.

Details

Year: 2019

Size: 61,230 SF

Cost: $30.7 M

Honors: AIA CT Design of Merit, 2021

Buckley Elementary School

Manchester, Connecticut

Buckley Elementary School is New England’s first verified Net Zero Energy public school. A study determined the feasibility of expanding and renovating the School to accommodate the increase in enrollment of 375 students in grades K-4. The district consolidation plan required a 55,000 sq. ft. renovation and 9,000 sq. ft. expansion to create additional classrooms, a small group study area, an expanded cafeteria, and specialized spaces for special education, art, music, and STEM.

The design creates a new prominent main entrance featuring a solar flower planted within a field of sunflowers to create a learning opportunity and highlight the school’s Zero Net Energy goal. The design takes advantage of the school’s existing energy-efficient features like the north-south facing windows and open space to create geothermal wells and efficient technologies like bipolar ionization. Sustainability is further displayed in the lobby, where students can see the school’s energy usage through an interactive dashboard.

Details

Year:

2023

Size:

64,000 SF

Cost: $26.4 M

Honors:

CT Green Building Council Energy Award

AIA CT Design Award

AIA Sustainable Award

CREW CT Excellence

Waddell Elementary School

Manchester, Connecticut

The design created a new prominent main entrance along Broad Street and a new internal courtyard utilized for outdoor dining and classroom space. There is a slide that connects the upper floor to the main lobby, welcoming children as they enter. The Learning Media Center and gymnasium are now accessible after hours while the school remains secure. The L-shaped addition complements the existing using a perforated metal curtain wall with sunshades and brick that matches the existing.

As part of the district wide redistricting plan, TSKP STUDIO performed a conceptual planning study to determine the feasibility of expanding and renovating the Waddell School to accommodate 530 students in grades K-4. The project required a 66,000 sq. ft. renovation and 18,000 sq. ft. expansion to create additional classrooms, a small group study area, new cafeteria and specialized spaces for special education, art, and music.

Details

Year: 2018

Size: 84,000 SF

Cost: $20.6 M

Mansfield Elementary School

Mansfield, Connecticut

The underlying mission of Mansfield Public School is to ensure that ‘all children acquire the knowledge, skills, and attributes essential for personal excellence in learning, life, and work within the global community’. The new elementary school will combine three existing school into one larger school with a student enrollment of 600 in grades PK-4. Younger children coming from neighborhood schools into one larger school need to have a sense of being part of a community. As the Mansfield community is environmentally conscious, connections to the outdoors were designed throughout the school.

Slated to be the State’s first Net Zero School, with a projected EUI 17.3. The new school is designed to increase student comfort, and decrease maintenance and operating costs. Solar orientation, surface-to-floor ratio, window-to-wall ratio and building systems were studied during the design phase. No fossil fuels will be used for normal building operations. TSKP STUDIO completed site selection, facility assessment and option development study.

Details

Year:

2023

Size:

79,300 SF

Cost: $36.4 M

Victoria Soto Elementary School

Stratford, Connecticut

The new PK-2 school is designed around an open courtyard allowing natural light in all teaching spaces to enhance visual comfort and facilitate the learning process. Housing 290 students, each classroom is equipped with a Smart Board, Wi-Fi, cordless headset sound system, computers and printers. An electronic security system installed at the school prevents access to instructional spaces. Other safety features include: special glass, visitors need to be buzzed in, and all classrooms have phones and the ability to lock from the inside.

Students have access to secure, age specific outdoor playgrounds. The Gymnasium is accessible to the community during non-school hours for assemblies and performances. Natural light is maximized through motion sensors and room darkening window treatments. The Victoria Soto School shares the 18 acre site with another school, the Johnson House, on a combined campus known as Stratford Academy.

Details

Year: 2015

Size: 36,000 SF

Cost: $15.6 M

Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School

Bloomfield, Connecticut

This new 48,000 sq. ft. early childhood educational facility, based on the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy, provides full day instruction for approximately 325 children aged 3-5 years living in six surrounding towns. Sensitivity to the agricultural history of the parcel and a planned curriculum connection to the nearby 4-H Farm program drove the design. TSKP’s design arranges three 6-classroom clusters, reminiscent of farm sheds, around a central courtyard in a pinwheel-like form.

The 18 classrooms feature a variety of scale and form, shaped by non-parallel walls and both low and high ceiling areas. They are equipped with a speech amplification system, smart board, observation window, radiant floor heating, direct access to outdoors, bathrooms, and daylight sensors and auto-dimming controls. Custom-designed playscapes provide three different learning areas for dramatic play, physical adventure, and gardening.

Details

Year: 2009

Size: 48,000 SF

Cost: $19 M

Honors:

AIA New England Design Award

AIA CT Design of Excellence